Is UHD coming to sky store for purchases?

[Andy0757]

I don't understand why whilst purchasing a movie via sky store UHD is not an option. Yes it is for rentals but not for purchase. Other steaming services offer UHD for purchases at the same price sky charges for HD. Will this be addressed?

Otherwise I'll be making my purchases elsewhere.

can you please give a reason and update?

[mike+simmonds]

I've no idea what the official reason is @Andy0757 - but my guess is something to do with the Sky Q platform having the ability to store a hard copy of a movie on a TV friendly box (where as most if not all the other platforms are streaming services)

So maybe Sky can't agree a licencing deal with distributors for UHD movies to be downloaded and stored. 

Would that do away with the need for 4K Bluray ?

Something like that ??

[Andy0757]

Thanks for your feedback @mike+simmonds

Maybe your right, you can however store UHD movies that you record from sky movies so I don't think storage is the problem. 
Be interesting to hear skys reason for this. Maybe I'll call them and find out. 

[mike+simmonds]

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@Andy0757 wrote:

Thanks for your feedback @mike+simmonds

Maybe your right, you can however store UHD movies that you record from sky movies so I don't think storage is the problem. 
Be interesting to hear skys reason for this. Maybe I'll call them and find out. 

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but of course the sky cinema movies are not brand new ?

you should be able to ask your question through Sky store live chat which opens at 11am.

Here is a good link

https://www.skystore.com/n/hcus/help/contact-us 

if you get a good answer, please do post it on here. I'd be interested to know. 

[Andy0757 · Accepted solution]

Hi @mike+simmonds I phoned sky today. Movies aren't available to buy and keep at the moment in UHD, it is however something they're working on and hope to have it available soon. 
They said it's a matter of paperwork and testing it all works. 
They are aware that competitors like Prime have buy and keep UHD options at the same price as Sky charge for HD buy and keep. 

so watch this space...

At least I got my answer.